Former St. Sebastian’s College opening batsman Sangeeth Cooray scored his seventh first-class century as Sri Lanka ‘A’ dominated second days’ play in the first unofficial Test match against Bangladesh ‘A’ in Hambanthota on Monday (30th).
Opening day of 1st Unofficial Test ends uninterrupted
After bundling out the visitors to 360 in the opening session on day two, the hosts posted 204 for 2 at stumps with only a day left in the match.
Resuming from their overnight score of 270 for 6, Bangladesh ‘A’ managed to post 90 more runs in the first session as off-spinning all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz reached a useful fifty off 92 balls. However, fast-bowler Asitha Fernando and off-spinner Ramesh Mendis wrapped the visitors’ innings at the stroke of lunch.
Photos: Bangladesh ‘A’ tour of Sri Lanka 2019 | 1st Unofficial Test – Day 2
Fernando was the most impressive bowler for the home team ending with 3 for 59, while Mendis scalped 3 wickets for 57 runs.
At the start of the post-lunch session, Sri Lanka’s young opening batter Pathum Nissanka lasted only 24 balls as he was stuck plumb in front by Ebadat Hossain.
Former Sri Lanka U19 captain, Kamindu Mendis celebrating his 21st birthday walked in at number three and solidified the Lankan innings.
Both the left-handers – Mendis and Cooray, were untroubled by the Bangladeshi challenge as they pounced on the opportunity of batting long on a perfect surface.
They added 165 valuable runs for the second wicket before Miraz ended Cooray’s magnificent innings of 104. He smashed 15 fours during his 151-ball before nicking to first slip.
Former Richmondite, Mendis looked solid from one end as he batted through till bad light brought a premature end to play. He remained unbeaten on 79 with 8 fours, while skipper Ashan Priyanjan was on 5*.
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahurul Islam | lbw b Vishwa Fernando | 90 | 210 | 8 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Shadman Islam | st Manoj Sarathchandra b Ashan Priyanjan | 53 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 47.32 |
| Najmul Hossain | b Ramesh Mendis | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Mominul Haque | c Malinda Pushpakumara b Ramesh Mendis | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Mohammad Mithun | run out (Ashen Bandara) | 92 | 120 | 10 | 3 | 76.67 |
| Soumya Sarkar | c Kamindu Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 24 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Nurul Hasan | c Ramesh Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Mehidy Hasan | st Manoj Sarathchandra b Ramesh Mendis | 57 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mehedi Hasan Rana | c Kamindu Mendis b Malinda Pushpakumara | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Abu Jayed | not out | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ebadat Hossain | b Asitha Fernando | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 360/10 (120.1 Overs, RR: 3) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-90 (32.6) Shadman Islam, 2-102 (38.2) Najmul Hossain, 3-116 (44.2) Mominul Haque, 4-253 (80.2) Mohammad Mithun, 5-257 (81.2) Jahurul Islam, 6-260 (82.6) Nurul Hasan, 7-309 (96.1) Soumya Sarkar, 8-318 (101.3) Mehedi Hasan Rana, 9-348 (112.6) Mehidy Hasan, 10-360 (120.1) Ebadat Hossain, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 16 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 4.94 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 23.1 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 2.55 | |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 35 | 5 | 94 | 1 | 2.69 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 23 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 2.48 | |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 12 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2.83 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | |
| Ashen Bandara | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Ebadat Hossain | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Soumya Sarkar b Mehidy Hasan | 104 | 151 | 15 | 0 | 68.87 |
| Kamindu Mendis | b Mohammad Mithun | 169 | 282 | 9 | 0 | 59.93 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 37 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 66.07 |
| Ashen Bandara | run out (Mehidy Hasan) | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Priyamal Perera | c Mohammad Mithun b Mehidy Hasan | 61 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 81.33 |
| Ramesh Mendis | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 21 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 65.62 |
| Manoj Sarathchandra | lbw b Mohammad Mithun | 12 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | st Nurul Hasan b Mehidy Hasan | 15 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Vishwa Fernando | c Mohammad Mithun b Mehidy Hasan | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 11 (b 0 , lb 8 , nb 0, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 450/10 (121.1 Overs, RR: 3.71) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-17 (5.5) Pathum Nissanka, 2-182 (48.5) Sangeeth Cooray, 3-261 (67.5) Ashan Priyanjan, 4-269 (70.6) Ashen Bandara, 5-363 (92.2) Priyamal Perera, 6-416 (103.2) Ramesh Mendis, 7-422 (106.6) Kamindu Mendis, 8-433 (114.4) Manoj Sarathchandra, 9-450 (119.4) Vishwa Fernando, 10-450 (121.1) Malinda Pushpakumara, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Jayed | 12 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Ebadat Hossain | 20 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 4.10 | |
| Mehedi Hasan Rana | 21 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 4.19 | |
| Mehidy Hasan | 46.1 | 9 | 150 | 5 | 3.25 | |
| Mohammad Mithun | 14 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2.43 | |
| Soumya Sarkar | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Mominul Haque | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Najmul Hossain | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahurul Islam | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shadman Islam | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 0 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 1/0 (1 Overs, RR: 1) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
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